Letter to the Editor: Adequacy of Hemodialysis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseasein Sri Lanka: a Prospective Study

To the Editor, Adequacy of dialysis is a cause of concern for both nephrologists and patients in any dialysis program. We carried out a prospective study on adequacy of hemodialysis (HD) for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at the dialysis unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL), which is the major tertiary care referral center in Sri Lanka. Dialysis adequacy was assessed by calculating the Kt/V [K is the urea clearance of the dialysis membrane (mL/min), t is the duration of dialysis (min) and V is the volume of distribution of urea in the patient (mL)] value for each individual dialysis. We also compared the prescribed dialysis dose and the received dose for each patient.